Where does “хүмүүн” come from?
хүмүүн (Mongolian) comes from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ, from Proto-Mongolic *kümün.
хүмүүн (Mongolian): literary form of of хүн
Ancestry of “хүмүүн”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Mongolian | ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mongolic | *kümün | — |